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Because I’m tired of looking for this everywhere and realize I must not be the only one trying to find this information, the release dates for the FRINGE Comics being released by Wildstorm are below for issues #1-#4. There are going to be 6 total, but the release dates for the last two have not been released yet (to my knowledge).

Fringe Comic #1 — September 3, 2008
Fringe Comic #2 — September 17, 2008
Fringe Comic #3 — October 29, 2008
Fringe Comic #4 — November 26, 2008

For those of you who didn’t already know, I have spent the better part of the past nine months co-writing a book about the LOST fandom with blogger extraordinaire DocArzt. The book is called “LOST Ate My Life!” and as of TODAY it is available for pre-order on Amazon!! w00t! Click on the piccie below or in the sidebar to check it out:

If you want a more detailed description of the book, you can find it HERE on our publisher’s site.

The support I have had during the writing of this book has been EPIC. Whether it was agreeing to interviews (Bryan, Gregg, William, Javi), writing the foreword (Javi), joining my fanclub (MONGERS), listening to my rants and/or holding me up as I was falling down (Bryan, Javi, Gregg, Rick, Denise and the rest of the Mongers) - I can’t imagine going through this without any of these people. I hope everyone will be pleased with the results.

The book is due to be published November 1, 2008. If you are REALLY curious as to how this whole thing came about and how I have dealt with the highs and lows - go check out my author’s blog: Fandom Life.

This is kind of cool. Check out this press release from ABC Medianet:

DISCOVER “LOST” IN MARVEL COMICS

ABC Marketing Places Key Visual References from the Hit Show in Popular Marvel Comics, Including Uncanny X-Men, Incredible Hercules, Thunderbolts and Wolverine Origins

Now fans can discover elements from the hit series “Lost” in Marvel Comics. ABC marketing has strategically placed images and references from the show in various comic books, including Uncanny X-Men, Incredible Hercules, Thunderbolts and Wolverine Origins on sale now. Examples of “Lost” references include a “Lost” poster, the number 6, and the slogan “Find Yourself” in the latest editions of numerous Marvel comics throughout the month. Expect more “Lost” placements to pop up in comic books on stands January 23 and January 30.

Someone will have to send me scans, so I can post them here for everyone to see

I know the subject line may seem a bit overdramatic, but if you have read as many theories about what is “really going on” with the LOST Island as I have, then you would understand.

I first clicked on this Washington Post blog entry, because it had a new revelation about LAST WEEK’s episode “Not in Portland.” It seems there is a message if you play the brainwashing scene in reverse — which is uber cool and MAY BE uber revealing. I’m not going to spoil it here, so that the proper peeps that found it get their credit. Just click on the article and it has an embedded video of the scene in reverse. Awesomeness.

The OTHER reason to read that blog article is for The Theory. It analyzes the hidden message in conjunction with THIS WEEK’s episode — and the fandom talk about what the Island is all about. The funny, and GENIUS, thing about this theory is that it did not originate from a fan or from Lost Labs — but from a true genius and his book, which made an appearance in last week’s episode. It is my favorite kind of launching point for a story, and something that I use in my own writing — WHAT IF what this book says is true…then WHAT IF that’s what this island is about. Again, I’m going to refer y’all to the article, because it deserves the credit, and credits the others who deserve it.

If this theory isn’t correct, I may actually be disappointed.

Former Lost scribe and current writer for Medium, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, has penned a comic book mini-series for Dynamite Entertainment based on the original Battlestar Galactica television show. Comic Book Resources posted this review for Issue #1: Cylon Apocalypse, that includes an interview with Javi (which is ALWAYS good fun to read).

Word travels fast obviously ComicBookResources has a great interview with Javier Grillo-Marxuach about the upcoming Classic Battlestar Galactica comic book mini-series that he is writing. In true Javi-fashion, it is both entertaining and informative. What a guy

Oops! I almost forgot. It was finally officially announced that Javi won’t just be writing The Middle Man comics — he has been signed on to write a “new miniseries of comic books based on the classic 1970s Battlestar Galactica show.” Can you say…*SQUEE*?

I should note that Sci Fi Wire did get one part of his resume wrong — he never wrote or produced for Alias. But the quote they posted from him is 100% Javi.

*sigh* I miss him

ComicBookResources.com posted this report from Baltimore’s Comic-Con held earlier this month.  Marvel Comics Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada, was there, and was asked about the status of Damon’s comic book series.

“Ultimate Wolverine Vs. the Hulk”-what happened? “‘Lost’ is what happened,” Quesada said. “Damon [Lindelof] bit off more than he could chew.” Later in the panel, Quesada appeared to confirm that Lindelof had finished script three and that they were just waiting on art.